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a city built on big oil now sees more of its growth in health care, education, technology, and service jobs. like those jesse wu created when he moved this to this brand new shopping mall packed with other new businesses started by immigrants. >> i've tried to make my dream come true. >> reporter: did you make your dream come true? >> so far so good. >> reporter: an american dream that's redefined what it means to be a texan. anna werner, cbs news, houston. >> mason: so far so good. where is the best place to be born in 2013? according to a new quality of life index published in the "economist" magazine, it's not the united states. we're only 16th best, tied with germany. australia ranks second, switzerland is number one. they were born into slavery but 150 years ago today they began to visualize freedom. that's next. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks
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those were public education, public safety, public infrastructure and taking care of those who truly can't care for themselves. we have to do that on a federal level as well. because government can't be everything to everyone. you have to make those tough choices or we're going to continue to see our debt grow by more than $16 trillion, where we are now. that's not sustainable. that can't continue. and every american knows that. >> woodruff: deb fischer about to be, to become a united states senator from the state of nebraska. you're coming at a very interesting time. welcome. >> thank you so much. woodruff: thank you. >> suarez: find the series of interviews with the newly elected senators on our politics page. >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day. house republicans delayed action on a fiscal cliff compromise passed overwhelmingly by the senate. they demanded more spending cuts, leaving the bill in limbo. and new year's celebrations turned deadly overnight in ivory coast, when a crowd stampeded out of a fireworks show. more than 60 people were killed. the new year c
those were public education, public safety, public infrastructure and taking care of those who truly can't care for themselves. we have to do that on a federal level as well. because government can't be everything to everyone. you have to make those tough choices or we're going to continue to see our debt grow by more than $16 trillion, where we are now. that's not sustainable. that can't continue. and every american knows that. >> woodruff: deb fischer about to be, to become a united...
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oppose female education. they may have been targeted because they worked to eliminate polio in the region. >> coming up tonight, a woman stabbed in the chest. and police say it all happened on board a metro bus. >> this is just such a shock, you know. i started to cry right away. i'm thinking my little church is on fire. >> plus a local church congregation in shock after a fire rips through their sanctuary. >> the nation's capitol is gearing up for president obama's second inauguration. the press and why things will be scaled back this time around. >>> a house of worship in prince georges county goes up in flames this morning. luckily no one was hurt but the church has severe damage. bob joins me now with the latest developments. >> investigators say they haven't determined what caused the early morning fire. nothing suspicious at first but for the members of that church community, this is a sad start to the new year. >> we're very sad. this is our church. we were here last ni
oppose female education. they may have been targeted because they worked to eliminate polio in the region. >> coming up tonight, a woman stabbed in the chest. and police say it all happened on board a metro bus. >> this is just such a shock, you know. i started to cry right away. i'm thinking my little church is on fire. >> plus a local church congregation in shock after a fire rips through their sanctuary. >> the nation's capitol is gearing up for president obama's...
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at the same time you are cutting pell grants, you are cutting education and research. you are allowing the country to fall apart. we ask the citizens of this country need to look beneath the rhetoric and do little research and we will find out that what the republican party is really doing is constantly giving us a snow job. that is my comment. >> that is frank in detroit. this is mike in pomeroy, ohio, republican. >> thanks for taking my call. i did want to say i am very disappointed at what is going on here. i have been paying into social security for 40 years. i don't think that is an entitlement. i paid into it. i will say this, i have been a republican the biggest part of my life, and i will never, ever vote republican again as far as big as long as i live. >> here are some more tweets that we have received. this is a tweet that we received from gina. if you heard brian earlier, he is 14 years old. he has read the bill and had some opinions on it as well. mike in little creek, california, independent line. what are your thoughts about this fiscal cliff process? >>
at the same time you are cutting pell grants, you are cutting education and research. you are allowing the country to fall apart. we ask the citizens of this country need to look beneath the rhetoric and do little research and we will find out that what the republican party is really doing is constantly giving us a snow job. that is my comment. >> that is frank in detroit. this is mike in pomeroy, ohio, republican. >> thanks for taking my call. i did want to say i am very...
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i think "will and grace" probably did more to educate the american public than almost anything anybody has ever done so far, and i think people fear that which is different. now they're beginning to understand. >> as at person who is part of a -- the phenomenon that is "glee" on tv, how do you think it felt to the "will and grace" people to be mentioned in that context. >> i know all four of them. i'm sure they're absolutely thrilled about it. when they first did that show and nbc sat them down and said, this could possibly turn into a huge thing and you might be threatened, it might get ugly, it never happened. never happened. and these are flawed characters. they're funny, you laugh at them, you want to go into that apartment every -- whatever night it was on, thursday night, and hang out with them. and i think that does change a lot. like biden said, you have to kind of put us out in the culture and see who they are and if we're flawed, it has nothing to do with our orientation, it's because we're flawed people. >> full human beings. shocker. i wonder, do you think there's an extens
i think "will and grace" probably did more to educate the american public than almost anything anybody has ever done so far, and i think people fear that which is different. now they're beginning to understand. >> as at person who is part of a -- the phenomenon that is "glee" on tv, how do you think it felt to the "will and grace" people to be mentioned in that context. >> i know all four of them. i'm sure they're absolutely thrilled about it. when they...
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and higher education authorities can't do it either. and it is basically, we say, twitter, facebook, these things are all public. but the right to privacy is one of the most important right we have in this country. common law right, constitutional right. and this, i think you draw the line, the lawmakers have said in illinois and california, enough's enough. you have a reasonable expectation of privacy. why did they need that information? they can't force you to give the passwords and i think that's a law that will spread beyond those two states. >> it certainly doesn't mean employers can't look at what you've got on your facebook page they can't access it. new laws in response to the jerry sandusky molestation case at penn state. how does that affect folks in oregon? >> this is a weird one too. so many people i think during the sandusky case, myself included, thought why aren't they having reporting laws in upper levels of education, in colleges. saying if there is child abuse, you have to report. clergy have to report. teachers have t
and higher education authorities can't do it either. and it is basically, we say, twitter, facebook, these things are all public. but the right to privacy is one of the most important right we have in this country. common law right, constitutional right. and this, i think you draw the line, the lawmakers have said in illinois and california, enough's enough. you have a reasonable expectation of privacy. why did they need that information? they can't force you to give the passwords and i think...
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let me give you an educated guess. i think you, you, bill o'reilly, have become the poster boy for every liberal complaint about anything on cable tv for a couple of reasons. not because you're corrupt or you're the most biased person, it's because you're the most well-known person, that's the problem and of course, because you work for fox. nobody out there is saying cable tv would be so much better if we could only get rid of dylan ratigan. i mean, people listening to us now are saying, who? who did he just say? you're well-known, that's the price you pay for being well-known. it's garbage, i grant you there, but some free advice from a friend, if barack obama attacks you, if the new york times attacks you, if the pope attacks you, respond. if julie, julie mason-- >> it's not about here, it's about cnn that's what it's about. and cnn is a brand that goes all over the world and this is why i get annoyed and it's worth their while, they being the liberal media, that wants president obama, to marginalize an outfit that'
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making $200,000 and up to we can have a jobs for this country like we need them, in infrastructure, education, aerospace, alternative energy, research, development. the list goes on. host: that was bred in misery. next up is still, republican line, minnesota. -- phil. guest: as a republican i believe we need to pass the obama tax bill and then once we get to the ceiling of the debt we would then forced the congress to go forward with a $1 trillion debt reduction on an annual basis until it is paid off. basically, we are overspending. we have to get our debt under control. host: dan the covers it for cnn has this tweet. that is brand new from dana bash. here are some tweets from viewers using #fiscalcliff. those are some of the treats coming in. -- tweets. #fiscalcliff. caller: i have been watching what's going on in the programs and the reason i called in the first place is the debt ceiling we are now facing with sequestration that we kick the can down the road last year because they could not come up with anything and now they're going to take that down the road again and then we are coming
making $200,000 and up to we can have a jobs for this country like we need them, in infrastructure, education, aerospace, alternative energy, research, development. the list goes on. host: that was bred in misery. next up is still, republican line, minnesota. -- phil. guest: as a republican i believe we need to pass the obama tax bill and then once we get to the ceiling of the debt we would then forced the congress to go forward with a $1 trillion debt reduction on an annual basis until it is...
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this girl's parents left native iran in search of better education. the three are students at the international community school in decatur, georgia, and their lives are dramatically different. ics a k-5 charter school with 270 students from more than 30 countries. >> i like the school because it's a fun place to be. a fun place to learn. >> like a whole neighbored. together or a whole country together or a whole world. >> the school's great. you can get a lot of friends. >> reporter: charitable groups and local government in clarkston encouraged international refugees to settle here. bilanguage wall assistants work with every teacher. language classes and additional reading and math practice part of the daily school schedule. the goal to help refugee children without separating them from the rest of their american classmates. >> this is not a school for refugee children any more than a school for kids. >> reporter: it relies heavily on donations and partnerships and with community organizations. programs and activities designed to promote intercultur
this girl's parents left native iran in search of better education. the three are students at the international community school in decatur, georgia, and their lives are dramatically different. ics a k-5 charter school with 270 students from more than 30 countries. >> i like the school because it's a fun place to be. a fun place to learn. >> like a whole neighbored. together or a whole country together or a whole world. >> the school's great. you can get a lot of friends....
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connecticut, this is the most immediate step and actions we can take, that i can take that our board of education could take. i haven't heard a suggestion out of the governor's office or any other of the elected officials who are saying they're uncomfortable. these aren't armed guards. these are professionals. police officers. the ones we call when there is an emergency. and if they're there to calm and possibly deter a future event. so i hope our 8,000 students in marlboro will feel safe with having him present. >> but there are some who point out there were armed guards at columbine and that didn't stop the tragedy there. >> i understand that and it's unfortunate. however, when there is an emergency event you want your professionals on the spot. each of our police officers are trained as emergency response technicians and they are the ones you want on the scene when there is an emergency. this is -- you can't sit back and take no action. after what happened in newtown. if you are an elected official in this country and your position right now is to hope that event doesn't happen in your town i
connecticut, this is the most immediate step and actions we can take, that i can take that our board of education could take. i haven't heard a suggestion out of the governor's office or any other of the elected officials who are saying they're uncomfortable. these aren't armed guards. these are professionals. police officers. the ones we call when there is an emergency. and if they're there to calm and possibly deter a future event. so i hope our 8,000 students in marlboro will feel safe with...
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target women and girls just trying to get a education. in a case that grabbed international attention in october a taliban gunman in the same pakistani province shot a 15-year-old girl for criticizing the militants and promoting education for girls. rick: wow! a defiant new move out of iran. the country's navy staging a military standoff near the strategic straight of orm muse. it is a vital passage way for 1/5 of the world owes oil supply. leland vittert is following this from our jerusalem bureau with more. leland? >> reporter: rick, the iranians now say if they were attacked in any way they will indeed shut down the strait of hormuz, as you said, home to 1/5 of the world's oil supplies transitting back and forth every single day. you might say, here we go again on the sabre-rattling by iran. the war games largely are. they showed off some anti-ship missiles. also some anti-ship mines that would be used if they did want to shut down the strait of hormuz. largely these military games by the iranians have seen as smoke and mirrors, a lot
target women and girls just trying to get a education. in a case that grabbed international attention in october a taliban gunman in the same pakistani province shot a 15-year-old girl for criticizing the militants and promoting education for girls. rick: wow! a defiant new move out of iran. the country's navy staging a military standoff near the strategic straight of orm muse. it is a vital passage way for 1/5 of the world owes oil supply. leland vittert is following this from our jerusalem...
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i would say education is one of the factors. when only a third of our kids are college and/or career ready after spending more per student than any country in the world through tenth grade and knowledge becomes a driver of success economically more and more and more as we move into this incredibly globalized technological world, you're creating lids on people's aspirations. family make-up. 40% of the babies brought into the world don't have the father in the home. we have an out of wedlock birthrate of 40% in our country. it's been that way for -- it's been growing. that's a problem. we can play like it isn't and not be judgmental. that's fine. but it's a problem of building capacity for people to be successful in life. >> it is really interesting to hear the governor talk. certainly many people are saying that he'll be on the short list for 2016. >> he was rather pres yent about what would be important in the election. >> hispanic voters. >> a bit of an understatement. >> many people think jeb bush or marco rubio from florida w
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with an advanced degree in education from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to meet these challenges and make a difference in the lives of students. let's get started at capella.edu. [ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! ] ow! ow! [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium-rich tums starts working so fast you'll forget you had heartburn. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums something this delicious could only come from nature. new nectresse. the 100% natural no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. because it helps you keep doing what you love. no wonder it's america's #1 selling pain reliever. you took action, you took advil®. and we thank you. >>> coming up, carmen on "gma." " >> good morning and happy new year. i am kristin ze. chp arrested a suspected drunk driver who was driving north in the southbound lanes and topping 100 miles per hour . missing a tire and up spark. police say he was rowdy and bystanders restrained him. look at the highway 87. very light traffic and cars and toil plasa
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with an advanced degree in education from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to meet these challenges and make a difference in the lives of students. let's get started at capella.edu. gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more... [ midwestern/chicago accent ] cheddar! yeah! 50 percent more [yodeling] yodel-ay-ee-oo. 50% more flash. [ southern accent ] 50 percent more taters. that's where tots come from. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on every purchase plus a 50% annual bonus on the cash you earn. it's the card for people who like more cash. 50% more spy stuff. what's in your wallet? this car is too small. >>> welcome back. amid all the discussion about what is in the bill the senate passed last night, we should also focus on what's not in it. no tax reform, no entitlement reform and no solution to the mandatory massive spending cuts that have simply been put off until early spring. joining me now is vermont democratic congressman peter welch, chief deputy whip. happy new year, co
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the attack happened in a province where many militants oppose female education. an update on secretary of state hillary clinton. doctors say she is making excellent progress at new york presbyterian hospital with a blood clot in her head. doctors say they are confident the blood thinners will dissolve blood clot and she will make a full recovery. new laws taking effect across the country today, and in maryland, same-sex couples were greeted with cheers and noisemakers as gay marriage became legal in the first state south of the mason-dixon line. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> anxiety, dread, fear, what would happen january 1, 1863 when the emancipation proclamation was signed. many people spent three months those 100 days, begging the president, but do not do it, retract it. you still have time to step back. part of what i would like to do is tell you some of that story, the story that leads up to this moment as the nation waited for midnight, december 31. tonight, a look at the emancipation proclamation with author louis masur followe
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that there was a precedent set and insistence that was not all coming out of health care research and educational opportunity that half of it was revenued for this postponement, but that looms very largely as we go forward. >> congressman, thank you very much for joining us. we appreciate your insight into this and we wish you the best of the new year. >> median income is $55,000 a year. when we talk about setting the new label of rich is $450,000 and above. >> what seems to be shaking down is this, democrats are likely to vote for the measure in near unanimity. lloyd doggett voted against the debt deal two years ago so if he voted against that and is willing to vote for this you're getting almost all the democrats so this does become an issue of how many votes the republicans will deliver and that is something to be watching very closely. >> they don't need a lot. >> if they don't get close to a majority it puts speaker boehner in a really, really tough behind. >> though it does change the dynamic when you put it forth as everybody vote up or down based on your conscience. it doesn't speak to hi
that there was a precedent set and insistence that was not all coming out of health care research and educational opportunity that half of it was revenued for this postponement, but that looms very largely as we go forward. >> congressman, thank you very much for joining us. we appreciate your insight into this and we wish you the best of the new year. >> median income is $55,000 a year. when we talk about setting the new label of rich is $450,000 and above. >> what seems to...
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she'll probably meet someone just as educated. mom shouldn't worry. this child has an aspect similar to george washington and abe lincoln. >> juliet: whoa! >> warren buffet and bill gates. >> juliet: amy in new york is stoked. >> she's a mover and a shaker. i love this chart. so amy, do not worry. >> juliet: amy's mom, you need to write back and let us know. you are amy. write us back and let us know what you think about what she said. second e-mail, this is kristy in california. born march 14, 1942, 9:20 a.m., san francisco. my financial situation improve this year? will i be able to buy a house? >> i love her question. first of all, pisces, best part of their life is the home. now, that means buying the house is a perfect idea. jupiter has been direct t. goes direct january 30. she will way the house. she needs to get it done by june 25. but there is a beautiful new moon in the beginning of june. so if it runs close to june, don't worry. i say she's getting the house. all pisces that had problems with money, it's going away. >> juliet: that sounds g
she'll probably meet someone just as educated. mom shouldn't worry. this child has an aspect similar to george washington and abe lincoln. >> juliet: whoa! >> warren buffet and bill gates. >> juliet: amy in new york is stoked. >> she's a mover and a shaker. i love this chart. so amy, do not worry. >> juliet: amy's mom, you need to write back and let us know. you are amy. write us back and let us know what you think about what she said. second e-mail, this is kristy...
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i think will and grace probably did more to educate the american public than almost anything anybody's ever done so far. i think people fear that which is different. now they are beginning to understand. >> as a person who is part of the phenomenon that is glee, how do you think it felt to the will and grace people to be mentioned? >> i know all four of them and i'm sure they are thrilled about it. when they first did that show and nbc sat them down and say this could turn into a huge thing and you might be threatened. it might get ugly. it never happened. these are flawed characters. they are funny. you laugh at them. you want to go into that apartment whatever night it was on. like biden said, you have to put us out in the culture and see who we are. if we're flawed it has nothing to do with our orientation. it's because we're human beings. >> as people know more gay people, as more people come out that tends to start to soften attitudes about gay rights. is there an extension as people are exposed through culture or tv that that also has that affect? >> absolutely. people come up to
i think will and grace probably did more to educate the american public than almost anything anybody's ever done so far. i think people fear that which is different. now they are beginning to understand. >> as a person who is part of the phenomenon that is glee, how do you think it felt to the will and grace people to be mentioned? >> i know all four of them and i'm sure they are thrilled about it. when they first did that show and nbc sat them down and say this could turn into a...
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so commerce, education and t the -- >> epa? >> epa. there you go. >> siersly? is epa the one you were talking about? >> no, sir. no, sir. we were talking about the agencies of government -- the epa needs to berebuilt. no doubt about that. >> but you can't name the third one? >> the third division of government -- >> commerce? >> commerce. and let's see. i can't, the third one, i can't. sorry. >> he must have got a whole lot of help from his pals here. that's why they came out. you can't bring notes with you? they start scribbling the notes when they get out there. howard, i've never heard oops before in the national debate. >> up next, the most outrageous conspiracy theories. this is "hardball," the place for poll sicks. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> back to "hardball." the final weeks of president obama's first t
so commerce, education and t the -- >> epa? >> epa. there you go. >> siersly? is epa the one you were talking about? >> no, sir. no, sir. we were talking about the agencies of government -- the epa needs to berebuilt. no doubt about that. >> but you can't name the third one? >> the third division of government -- >> commerce? >> commerce. and let's see. i can't, the third one, i can't. sorry. >> he must have got a whole lot of help from his...
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they are not managing the careers that motivate them to complete their education. and this gets the job done. >> reporter: it starts with teaching business basics. resumes, cover letters, even what to wear in professional settings. and then take professionals set up interviews for students with more than 300 employers that include harvard university, and fenway park home to the boston red sox. we start with a preshump-- presumption that all the young mennd women who are coming to our high school need to connect with the economy in a way that works for them, their families, and for the businesses that need to grow here in our city. >> education experts say getting students to focus on potential careers early and outlining clear connections to the relevance of school will help curb the dropout crieses going forward. according to the pick boston's push to hire students has helped increase high school graduation rates in the city by 11% over the past five years. >> but neil sullivan admits the real battle begins in high schl cssrooms like ali-- at boston latin academy,
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and the mcgovern-adult education program. he also saw things sooner than others. in 1962, he said the most important issue of our time is the establishment of conditions for world peace. nine months into his first term, he gave his first speech on the non. 1970, he warned about the dependence of the united states on fossil fuels. in 1984, he urged all of our american leadership to understand the complexity, challenges, and the volatility of circumstances in the middle east. i believe america would be a better place had george become president of the united states. [applause] that does not mean his campaign was a failure. far from it. the 1972 campaign opened up a political process. it confused a new generation the belief in what eleanor called the politics of the impossible. it was that kind of politics at george earned the enormous respect, that crossed the aisle, and transcended party lines. and along with it, enormous achievement. there are children today -- and jim mcgovern mentioned it -- the children today in the world living and have better lives because of
and the mcgovern-adult education program. he also saw things sooner than others. in 1962, he said the most important issue of our time is the establishment of conditions for world peace. nine months into his first term, he gave his first speech on the non. 1970, he warned about the dependence of the united states on fossil fuels. in 1984, he urged all of our american leadership to understand the complexity, challenges, and the volatility of circumstances in the middle east. i believe america...
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people who give advice to high school kids should say, start educating kids like we used to. neil: even if they found their jobs that don't pay what they ed to, in this environment, it will pay you anything you are going to get and you will be grateful for it. >> the government has to understand. [talking over each other] [talking over each other] neil: what about barack obama? >> the governmt needs to get out of the way. manufacturing is toamerica what spinach is to popeye. the strength of america is manufactured. neil: you don't think we can have a great country based on service? >> again, you go back to our terminals and electricity has to come through there. where you get do you get that from? a hydroelectric dam words power that is coal-fired. and now now they have all of these restrictions on coal mining and also the hydroelectric and i have talked to the people and they said that they can't find workers that work adam: another fox business update on the pending vote in the senate to avert the big tax hikes and spending cuts that are about to hit. every taxpayer in the
people who give advice to high school kids should say, start educating kids like we used to. neil: even if they found their jobs that don't pay what they ed to, in this environment, it will pay you anything you are going to get and you will be grateful for it. >> the government has to understand. [talking over each other] [talking over each other] neil: what about barack obama? >> the governmt needs to get out of the way. manufacturing is toamerica what spinach is to popeye. the...
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planning forward so you can start figuring that out sooner. ln fact, by thinking about where want your education to lead, while you're still in school you might find the best route... leads somewhere you weren't even looking. let's get to work. the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone...but her likes 50% more cash. but i'm upping my game. do you want a candy cane? yes! do you want the puppy? yes! do you want a tricycle? yes! do you want 50 percent more cash? no! ♪ ♪ festive. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on every purchase plus a 50% annual bonus on the cash you earn. it's the card for people who like more cash. what's in your wallet? >>> welcome back to new orleans. you are watching a cnn special new year's eve special. it's amazing. it's rocking. it's one of those nights. i can't hear myself think. with this crowd it's like 50,000 friends. over my shoulder it's jackson square. right behind this local band some serious horns. this is valderrama. we were checking them out. as w
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like some of the education credits and things that are in there. he will be making a pitch that the country needs a deal and the democrats will be responsible in both the senate and the house to deliver a deal. and that is how he will try to persuade his fellow democrats. melissa? >> thank you, kelly o'donnell, we'll be back with more on the fiscal cliff negotiations, when we return. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics. [ sniffs ] [ sneezes ] [ sniffles ] [ female announcer ] for everything your face has to face. face it with puffs facial tissues. puffs has air-fluffed pillows for 40% more cushiony thickness. face every day with puffs softness. >>> welcome back to msnbc's breaking news coverage of the fiscal cliff deal that is being struck on capitol hill. i am being joined now on the phone by krystal ball, co-host of msnbc's "the cycle." thank you for taking time out of your new year's eve, this is big news. how do you think progressives will react to it? >> you know, i think it will be a mixed bag, and happy new year's to you. just how
like some of the education credits and things that are in there. he will be making a pitch that the country needs a deal and the democrats will be responsible in both the senate and the house to deliver a deal. and that is how he will try to persuade his fellow democrats. melissa? >> thank you, kelly o'donnell, we'll be back with more on the fiscal cliff negotiations, when we return. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics. [ sniffs ] [ sneezes ] [ sniffles ] [ female announcer ]...
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good night, public education. good night, immigration. good night, wall street regulation. good night, middle class. good night auto czar. good night dog on the roof of the car. good night roe v. wade. guide marriage equality. guide to the old lady whispering "don't privatize social security." guide, medicaid. guide, medicare. guide, american dreams everywhere. sweet dreams, t-p a sleep just s good as you ever presidential campaign. nighty night. >> they were easy to pick on. good targets, don't you think? but just to be fair and balanced, we had some fun with president obama's performance in the first debate. the president was really off his game that night in denver. so, well, the very next night, i had to give liberals some hope during a postgame news conference. >> all right. not a good night. we didn't play very well. unusual for us. we're a hell of a team. we got a long way to go. i know you're not happy. i heard the fans. i heard it. and you're hearing it from me. we're better than that. >> what about your point guard? >> point card is fine. obama is great. that's wh
good night, public education. good night, immigration. good night, wall street regulation. good night, middle class. good night auto czar. good night dog on the roof of the car. good night roe v. wade. guide marriage equality. guide to the old lady whispering "don't privatize social security." guide, medicaid. guide, medicare. guide, american dreams everywhere. sweet dreams, t-p a sleep just s good as you ever presidential campaign. nighty night. >> they were easy to pick on....
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the first speech he gave joint session of congress education, energy and healthcare. he is in part on his way. going to revolutionize the country. he he doesn't care. when we heard that what he said this afternoon, he he was mocking the idea of cutting spending and then he said i'm going to stand up for seniors and all the others will be heard. this is an annall of this is dot care if we go over the cliff or not. he thinks he wins either way. he is not going to bend on spending in the future. >> bret: down the road, does this mini deal come together tonight, tomorrow? >> i think it likely will and i think it's likely the house will reject it. >> i don't know because i didn't think we were going to go over the cliff. >> bret: and here we are. >> here we are. i was wrong about that. i would hope that they would be able to work something out and be able to get something done before we actually officially. see the results in the market. try to get it done. hawaii. fiscal cliff hasn't touched them yet. so, i think we go over the cliff and then the bunji cord attached to ou
the first speech he gave joint session of congress education, energy and healthcare. he is in part on his way. going to revolutionize the country. he he doesn't care. when we heard that what he said this afternoon, he he was mocking the idea of cutting spending and then he said i'm going to stand up for seniors and all the others will be heard. this is an annall of this is dot care if we go over the cliff or not. he thinks he wins either way. he is not going to bend on spending in the future....
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planning forward so you can start figuring that out sooner. ln fact, by thinking about where want your education to lead, while you're still in school, you might find the best route... leads somewhere you weren't even looking. let's get to work. crucial vote in the senate on a deal to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. cnn has learned that a vote will likely happen tonight before midnight. the house will not vote, however, until tomorrow. here's what we know about the deal on the table right now. it includes an increase in tax rates for families making over $450,000 a year. individuals making over $400,000 a year. it will extend the unemployment benefits that ended on december 29th and it will include an increase in the estate deal -- in the estate tax. is this deal better than no deal? joining me now is the former director of the congressional budget office, and former labor secretary robert reich, author of "beyond outrage, what has gone wrong with our economy and our democracy and how to fix it" among many other books. thank you for joining us. >> certainly. >> bob, i want to ask you because
planning forward so you can start figuring that out sooner. ln fact, by thinking about where want your education to lead, while you're still in school, you might find the best route... leads somewhere you weren't even looking. let's get to work. crucial vote in the senate on a deal to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. cnn has learned that a vote will likely happen tonight before midnight. the house will not vote, however, until tomorrow. here's what we know about the deal on the table right...
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from the educated population, there is a strong sense of stop aid. my question is around innovation. there are people doing important things like clinton, goldman sachs, and without that external money, how does that economy actually grow and develop? >> you have the right people to ask. you take the un. >> the sad thing about the un declaration of human rights, the agencies themselves do not respect the declaration. the world bank, the organization i know best being a prisoner there for 14 years, they never once used the word democracy. i had a blog tormenting him about this. he has never used the word democracy and he is not allowed to use that word. the world bank was not even endorsing the un declaration for human rights. they were giving aid to autocrats in ethiopia, using aid and to the document -- to end the document, star of his political opponents. -- starve his political opponents. when the un is not recognizing that right -- >> we reduce poverty by relying on aid, giving the africans more aid, that is rubbish. all i heard is that they can'
from the educated population, there is a strong sense of stop aid. my question is around innovation. there are people doing important things like clinton, goldman sachs, and without that external money, how does that economy actually grow and develop? >> you have the right people to ask. you take the un. >> the sad thing about the un declaration of human rights, the agencies themselves do not respect the declaration. the world bank, the organization i know best being a prisoner...
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okay, commerce, education and the, um, um -- >> epa? >> epa. there you go. >> seriously, is epa the one you're talking about? >> no, sir, no, sir. we're talking about the, um, agencies of government. epa needs to be rebuilt. >> but you can't name the third one? >> the third agency of government, i would do away with education, the commerce, and let's see. i can't. the third one, i can't. sorry. oops. >> he must have had a whole lot of help. >> you can't bring notes with you, they start scribbling the notes. >> up next, the right wing's most outrageous conspiracy theories are m coing up. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] what are happy kids made of? bikes and balloons, wholesome noodles on spoons. a kite, a breeze, a dunk of grilled cheese. catches and throws, and spaghettio's. that's what happy kids are made of. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. blast of cold feels nice. why don't you use bengay zero degrees? it's the one you store in the freezer. same medicated pain reliever used by physical therapists. th
okay, commerce, education and the, um, um -- >> epa? >> epa. there you go. >> seriously, is epa the one you're talking about? >> no, sir, no, sir. we're talking about the, um, agencies of government. epa needs to be rebuilt. >> but you can't name the third one? >> the third agency of government, i would do away with education, the commerce, and let's see. i can't. the third one, i can't. sorry. oops. >> he must have had a whole lot of help. >> you...
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they are not managing the careers that motivate them to complete their education. and this gets the job done. >> reporter: it starts with teaching business basics. resumes, cover letters even what to wear in professional settings. and then take professionals set up interviews for students with more than 300 employers that include harvard university, and fenway park home to the boston red sox. we start with a preshump-- presumption that all the young men and women who are coming to our high school need to connect with the economy in a way that works for them their families, and for the businesses that need to grow here in our city. >> education experts say getting students to focus on potential careers early and outlining clear connections to the relevance of school will help curb the dropout crieses going forward. according to the pick boston's push to hire students has helped increase high school graduation rates in the city by 11% over the past five years. >> but neil sullivan admits the real battle begins in high school classrooms like ali-- at boston latin acad
they are not managing the careers that motivate them to complete their education. and this gets the job done. >> reporter: it starts with teaching business basics. resumes, cover letters even what to wear in professional settings. and then take professionals set up interviews for students with more than 300 employers that include harvard university, and fenway park home to the boston red sox. we start with a preshump-- presumption that all the young men and women who are coming to our...
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>> [inaudible] or education or journalism because they're a bunch of dolts. i do not believe that. they can be used for bad. it is not media. it is not a mediator. it connects us. maybe it is a social connector. very important to say they were not done by tools, there were done by a brave people with vision. all they have is a few new tools. >> if i were able to produce a ukulele, would you be willing to place a song? -- play us a song? >> and a microphone. >> thank you. ♪ >> i love your question and i love your answer. i want to go on record saying i have never seen more positive change than hanging out on twitter for the last few years. it is extraordinary what is happening and especially looking at young people and what they're being exposed to. and how they're connecting, you know, it is amazing. and i have never called it [inaudible] media. is someone else's job. we just use it. ♪ this is a song for you. i am not ukulele player. i am a piano player. you will understand why. ♪ side vicious played a four string bass guitar and could not sing ♪ ♪ everyone hated him exce
>> [inaudible] or education or journalism because they're a bunch of dolts. i do not believe that. they can be used for bad. it is not media. it is not a mediator. it connects us. maybe it is a social connector. very important to say they were not done by tools, there were done by a brave people with vision. all they have is a few new tools. >> if i were able to produce a ukulele, would you be willing to place a song? -- play us a song? >> and a microphone. >> thank you....
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some popular tax deductions and credits from the stimulus bill, on clean energy, wind energy, education tax credits would be preserved under this deal. unemployment benefits extended for a year. there would be a doc fix. that is preventing doctors who work under medicare from having their reimbursements dramatically cut and you've had a fix to the alternative minimum tax, protecting tens of millions of families from a huge increase in their tax bill based on some provision that was originally intended only to hit people at the top. that's what we know so far but there's still elements in play and democrats have not yet scheduled a caucus meeting in the senate to sell this deal to their members. when they do that, you can expect vice president biden to go to the hill, talk to democrats, try to persuade them to vote for this. >> you mentioned in the biden/mcconnell talks, a couple of sticking points. one is the sequestering. what was the second one? >> well, there's disagreements over the estate tax. there's disagreements over the, how to pay for and whether to pay for the so-called doc f
some popular tax deductions and credits from the stimulus bill, on clean energy, wind energy, education tax credits would be preserved under this deal. unemployment benefits extended for a year. there would be a doc fix. that is preventing doctors who work under medicare from having their reimbursements dramatically cut and you've had a fix to the alternative minimum tax, protecting tens of millions of families from a huge increase in their tax bill based on some provision that was originally...
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essentially got everything he wanted on tax policy, not just on rates but the credits for energy and education, the amt fix, the doc fix, and the republicans got very little if anything they wanted on the spending. a lot of democrats are miffed the president didn't take off the debt ceiling renegotiation in six weeks but i think the republicans are going to have a very, very hard part on what will be chapter two of this negotiation because they trial ran the medicare voucher proposal they had, and that went over very, very poorly during the election and they don't like defense cuts that are in the sequestration right now, so it's hard for me to know where the republicans really go in stage two of this on the spedding cuts. so i think the president has done very well for himself. >> dr. peterson, what's your sense of the president's speech today? it almost sounded like the president was daring house republicans to cross him. >> i think the president's tone today does reflect what julian said, which is that 11% approval rating, the idea it looks like the house will be holding the ball at the end
essentially got everything he wanted on tax policy, not just on rates but the credits for energy and education, the amt fix, the doc fix, and the republicans got very little if anything they wanted on the spending. a lot of democrats are miffed the president didn't take off the debt ceiling renegotiation in six weeks but i think the republicans are going to have a very, very hard part on what will be chapter two of this negotiation because they trial ran the medicare voucher proposal they had,...
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government ought to be spending more in terms of getting people employed and investing in infrastructure and education. >> they are in recess until noon tomorrow. january 1st. then they will come back. we do expect according to dana bash our correspondent there, there will be a vote in the senate on the senate floor some time tonight. looking ahead to tomorrow, what advice do you have for republican house members who will consider -- assuming it passes the senate tonight -- what's your advice for them tomorrow? >> this is the beginning of the game. take the 84% of your winnings off the table. we spent 12 years getting the democrats to seed those tax cuts to the american people. take them off the table. then we go back and argue about making the tax cuts permanent for everyone. and we engage in a four-year, three yards and a cloud of dust fight to cut spending every day using the tools of the debt ceiling power and the fact that they have to come and ask the house and the senate for money every month or so. that's where we'll have to have a continuing fight. this is not easy. >> wolf -- >> let me -- i'
government ought to be spending more in terms of getting people employed and investing in infrastructure and education. >> they are in recess until noon tomorrow. january 1st. then they will come back. we do expect according to dana bash our correspondent there, there will be a vote in the senate on the senate floor some time tonight. looking ahead to tomorrow, what advice do you have for republican house members who will consider -- assuming it passes the senate tonight -- what's your...
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economy on a long-term trajectory of growth and how we continue to make investments in things like education, things like infrastructure that help our economy grow. keep in mind that the threat of tax hikes going up is only one part of this so-called fiscal cliff that everybody has been talking about. what we also have facing us starting tomorrow are automatic spending cuts that are scheduled to go into effect. keep in mind that some of these spending cuts that congress has said will automatically go into effect have an impact on our defense department, but they also have an impact on things like head start and so there are some programs that are scheduled to be cut that we're using an ax instead ax instead of a scalpel. may not always be the smartest cuts and so that is a piece of business that still has to be taken care of. and i want to make clear that any agreement we have to deal with these automatic spending cuts that are being threatened for next month, they have to be balanced. my principle is to do things in a balanced, responsible way and that means that revenues have to be part of
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know police are still trying to come up with a motive by looking into adam lan's family history, his education, even his medical treatment. a full report could take many, many months. police say peter lanza by the way claimed his son's body. the two have had almost no relationship at all in recent years and we should note that adam lanza's mother was buried in new hampshire earlier this month. rick: lanza's father and mother were divorced some time ago, and it's my understanding, trace, that they were estranged for a longtime, father and son? >> reporter: they were. in fact the father lived in stamford where he works as i said at general electric. the mother of course lived in newtown where she was volunteering at that school. they had been divorced for a few years, and through that divorce it was ugly and he had almost no contact with his son in at least the past two, possibly three years. did have contact with adam lanza's older brother, who remember the name switch up there, some people thought it was him that was involved and it was not, the father apparently does have a relationship with
know police are still trying to come up with a motive by looking into adam lan's family history, his education, even his medical treatment. a full report could take many, many months. police say peter lanza by the way claimed his son's body. the two have had almost no relationship at all in recent years and we should note that adam lanza's mother was buried in new hampshire earlier this month. rick: lanza's father and mother were divorced some time ago, and it's my understanding, trace, that...
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how we continue to make investments in things like education, things like infrastructure, that help our economy grow. and keep in mind that the threat of tax hikes going up is only one part of this so-called fiscal cliff that everybody has been talking about. what we also have facing us starting tomorrow are automatic spending cuts that are scheduled to go into effect and keep in mind some of these spending cuts, that congress has said will automatically go into effect have an impact on our defense department but they also have an impact on things like head start. so there are programs that are scheduled to be cut that we're suing -- using an axe instead of a scalpel, may not always be the smart text cuts. so that is a piece of business that still has to be taken care of. i want to make clear that any agreement we have to deal with these automatic spending cuts being threatened for next month those also have to be balanced because my principle has always been let's do things in a balanced, responsible way. that means revenues have to be part of the equation in turning off the sequester
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education is only 4% of the budget, and it's the biggest thing. welfare doesn't even show up. it's in other. the question always for me is what is it that republicans want to cut, and isn't that the reason, and i'll go to jen on this, that they keep going at social security, which doesn't contribute to the deficit, but which is a big pot of money. >> the elections took over everything, and everything is debating until now, and they still can't get it done. the fact that there's no specifics on what they're willing to cut is a huge problem to getting anything here. >> who was against medicaid when it was passed and then expanded? republican party. they have never been for it. they have never been for it from the minute any of these programs were started? why were they started? because americans needed help. >> if the republicans and democrats want to be on the side of defense contractors and democrats want to be on the side of people, i guess that shows you the stark difference in realities between the two parties. i would rather stick with the democrats. they did withdraw thei
education is only 4% of the budget, and it's the biggest thing. welfare doesn't even show up. it's in other. the question always for me is what is it that republicans want to cut, and isn't that the reason, and i'll go to jen on this, that they keep going at social security, which doesn't contribute to the deficit, but which is a big pot of money. >> the elections took over everything, and everything is debating until now, and they still can't get it done. the fact that there's no...
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the fwa high institute for higher education -- the baha'i institute for higher education established after they were barred from attending other universities were declared illegal this year and six educators from that institute are currently imprisoned in iran. these are just a fraction of the injustices, mr. speaker, that the baha'is face at the hands of the iranian regime. the regime has sought to make life for the baha'i people simply unlivable. they seek to take things from everyday life. this resolution draws attention to their plight. it calls on the iranian regime toened its campaign of -- to end its campaign and it condemns them for the persecution of the baha'is and calls on the regime to immediately release the baha'is that it wrongfully holds in captivity, including the seven baha'i leaders and the six baha'i educators and it calls for the president and the secretary to make publicly -- to publicly express the same sentiments. finally, the resolution urges the president and the secretary of state to use measures already enacted into law under the comprehensive iran sanctio
the fwa high institute for higher education -- the baha'i institute for higher education established after they were barred from attending other universities were declared illegal this year and six educators from that institute are currently imprisoned in iran. these are just a fraction of the injustices, mr. speaker, that the baha'is face at the hands of the iranian regime. the regime has sought to make life for the baha'i people simply unlivable. they seek to take things from everyday life....
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how we continue to make investments in things like education, things like infrastructure that help our economy grow. keep in mind that the threat of tax hikes going up is only one part of this so-called fiscal cliff that everybody is talking about. what we also have facing us starting tomorrow are automatic spending cuts that are scheduled to go into effect. and keep in mind that some of these spending cuts that congress has said will automatically go into effect have an impact on our defense department, but they also have an impact on things like head start. so there are some programs scheduled to be cut that we're using an ax instead of a scalpel. may not always be the smartest cuts. and so that is a piece of business that still has to be taken care of. and i want to make clear that any agreement we have to deal with these automatic spending cuts that are being threatened for next month, those also have to be balanced because, remember, my principle always has been let's do things in a balanced, responsible way. and that means the revenues have to be part of the equation in turning o
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. >>> we keep talking about health care or unemployment, education, social security, yet we continue to spend billions in foreign aid for similar programs in other countries. does this make sense to you? >> last day for trading in 2012. we're going to look at the big board. right now it's down 4 points or so. the dow opening down double digits this morning. it's been bouncing around. investors are waiting to see what's going to happen in washington over the fiscal cliff. joining me from london is richard quest. good afternoon to you. europe has seen its own budget crisis over the past few years. are there any valuable take aways that lawmakers in the u.s. could use as guidance? >> i'm not sure. i thought very long and hard since i knew we were discussing this for parallels. and i think what you really come down to is that of compromise. and the ability to do a deal. when in the face of opposition, you just have to get something done because the ramifications are so serious if you don't. in the case of the eurozone, you had 27 countries and nobody could agree and you had different pol
. >>> we keep talking about health care or unemployment, education, social security, yet we continue to spend billions in foreign aid for similar programs in other countries. does this make sense to you? >> last day for trading in 2012. we're going to look at the big board. right now it's down 4 points or so. the dow opening down double digits this morning. it's been bouncing around. investors are waiting to see what's going to happen in washington over the fiscal cliff. joining...
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we ought to take money away from education. we ought to take money away from medical research. we ought to take money away from rebuilding what needs to be done in our country to pay for two wars we put on our credit card. come on. as one vermonter said to me, you spend all this money to build these roads and bridges in iraq and afghanistan, and then they blow them up. why don't you rebuild our roads and bridges in america. we americans will take care of them. so, mr. president, with all the talk of where we are, let's not forget the big elephant in the room. that was two wars on a credit card, one going far longer than we had any reason to. the other one totally unnecessary in the first place. as much as a couple trillion dollars between the two of them. that was money that could have been spent in america for americans to make america better. we wasted it there. now we say how can we punish americans, the average american? how can we punish them for the mistakes we made going into two wars. we'll punish them to pay for them. come on, let's face up to reality. mr. president, i
we ought to take money away from education. we ought to take money away from medical research. we ought to take money away from rebuilding what needs to be done in our country to pay for two wars we put on our credit card. come on. as one vermonter said to me, you spend all this money to build these roads and bridges in iraq and afghanistan, and then they blow them up. why don't you rebuild our roads and bridges in america. we americans will take care of them. so, mr. president, with all the...